𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 “𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦, 𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦.” - Loh Guan Liang, ‘Bitter Punch’ from ethosbooks 𝘉𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩 is Loh Guan Liang’s second collection of poetry and was shortlisted for the 2018 Singapore Literature Prize. Loh explores what it means to live and love in the city, even as he depicts the tension between ourselves and the spaces we inhabit, this collection still seeks sweetness in life’s hard, bitter moments. 🍋💛 Let us know in the comments if you have a favourite piece of bittersweet literature, whether that be poetry or prose! 🤗 #readlocal #southeastasian #sgbookstagram #bookrecommendation #readtheworld #readdiversebooks #ownvoicesbooks #whatareyoureadingsg #readingnationsg #sgpoetry